SparkFun Electronics Commentsurn:uuid:214d0e4e-f1b1-d287-ce26-ac5b4c9f82492016-12-09T08:35:40-07:00SparkFun ElectronicsTheRealChaz on COM-00524 - Relay SPDT Sealed - MiniTheRealChazurn:uuid:2b9c7cf7-49dd-f9ee-b42f-e35d1a5210442011-03-24T16:58:39-06:00<p>Glad you pointed it out. Even after looking at the spec sheet I didn&rsquo;t immediately get it. The rows of pins need to be 0.3 in apart to fit a standard DIP spot. These are 0.2. Why?</p>BigBen1861 on COM-00524 - Relay SPDT Sealed - MiniBigBen1861urn:uuid:ae11d090-8340-4791-c754-3b124d968aaa2011-02-01T19:48:01-07:00<p>Note that this will not fit on a breadboard. :( It&rsquo;s small, but not what you want unless you&rsquo;re designing a custom PCB. The feature marked &ldquo;Easy 0.1&rdquo; spaced pins" made me think it would. Guess I should have looked closer at the drawing.<br/>
Sadly, it&rsquo;s the PERFECT relay for Arduino. It has internal resistance to draw the perfect 30mA of current when hit with 5V. Too bad it won&rsquo;t fit. :(</p>JoeH on COM-00524 - Relay SPDT Sealed - MiniJoeHurn:uuid:b4cc49a6-2576-260b-3925-f185002f27482010-12-01T14:24:04-07:00<p>The recommended method of driving relays with the Arduino (or any microcontroller really):&lt;br /><br/>
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http://www.arduino.cc/playground/uploads/Learning/relays.pdf&lt;br /><br/>
&lt;br /></p>Ozz on COM-00524 - Relay SPDT Sealed - MiniOzzurn:uuid:24ef6756-5b75-f5fd-8d31-4eacfd1ed8d62010-08-29T21:48:23-06:00<p>Any1 has tried using this with the arduino? I was wondering whether the current provided by the pin is just enough to energize to coil..</p>EmilioG on COM-00524 - Relay SPDT Sealed - MiniEmilioGurn:uuid:2a085364-3eeb-b110-ec0c-b74d3005584a2010-04-03T22:13:38-06:00<p>could you explain a little more calle? If I put power through pin 2 to pin 9 (or vice versa) that means that depending if the power is on or not pin 1 or pin 10 will be connected to pins 5 and 6?</p>calle on COM-00524 - Relay SPDT Sealed - Minicalleurn:uuid:6881b592-5bef-b08a-106c-2003adfcce842010-03-31T08:44:06-06:00<p>You connect it like this:<br/>
<a href="http://pastebin.com/Tj9DHsXy" rel="nofollow" >http://pastebin.com/Tj9DHsXy</a><br/>
(you cant have several spaces after each other on sparkfun)</p>TimH on COM-00524 - Relay SPDT Sealed - MiniTimHurn:uuid:09d26d47-bde7-4e2c-da73-45930e036ffa2010-03-17T15:08:21-06:00<p>If you read the datasheet the coil can be driven by 5v @ 30 mA, and 3v @ 50 mA</p>TomCerul on COM-00524 - Relay SPDT Sealed - MiniTomCerulurn:uuid:c67b1de4-4854-c1eb-214b-5d22579bdc472010-03-14T14:57:54-06:00<p>These are not 5VDC, rather 9VDC. You can see the top label in the picture with the quarter. I have some and 5VDC is not enough to make them switch.</p>comp850 on COM-00524 - Relay SPDT Sealed - Minicomp850urn:uuid:0a27004b-cf0d-ab1f-45db-54dd69214d8b2010-02-18T15:41:45-07:00<p>I just want to confirm that this is &ldquo;RELAY-2G5Q (RELAY-2)&rdquo; from the SFE footprint library?</p>tlied2 on COM-00524 - Relay SPDT Sealed - Minitlied2urn:uuid:19b5b0c5-c24f-65d6-fc26-8bb5769a5acc2009-05-03T21:09:20-06:00<p>Sounds like your assumptions on the pinout and/or how a relay operates is incorrect. The datasheet has a little picture on the third page of the pinout. The little square between pins 2 and 9 (middle pins) is the coil - one side would likely be your digital out pin, the other side probably ground (assuming the arduino can drive the coil directly). Pins 5&amp;6 (the 2 on far from the others) are connected together internally and would be the common side of the switch (put +5v here maybe). Pin 1 is the normally closed (NC) throw and will be connected to pins 5&amp;6 when relay is not energized, when the relay is energized, pins 5&amp;6 will be connected to pin 10. Your load would likely be on pin 10 on one side and gnd on the other. In that case it would be disconnected normally, and connected to V+ when the relay is energized. (See picture in datasheet for pin numbering - continuity test between pin 5/6 and 1/10 can be helpful too if you just want to check which pin is NC and which one is NO).</p>kwei on COM-00524 - Relay SPDT Sealed - Minikweiurn:uuid:d45e1e31-adef-170c-b436-a59e99588cae2009-05-03T19:50:18-06:00<p>I could also use some simple instructions on how to wire up this relay. Thanks!</p>Riley on COM-00524 - Relay SPDT Sealed - MiniRileyurn:uuid:deb23675-63e2-ecaf-3c7d-7e51f67682d82009-05-03T18:33:40-06:00<p>Does anyone have a tutorial on getting these to work with the arduino. What I am having issues is:<br/>
You have 3 pins for each throw. So I assumed that you just wire the load across the 2 outer pins then hit the middle pin with 5v.<br/>
No luck though? Anyone know what I am doing wrong?<br/>
Thanks!</p>